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. 2020 Dec 1;13:2783–2791. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S285875

Table 3.

Factors Associated with the Utilization of a Minimum 4 Antenatal Visits in Debre Berhan Town Ethiopia 2020 (n=390)

Variables Utilization of Minimum 4 ANC COR(95% CI) AOR(95% CI)
Yes No
Educational status of the mother
 No education 21 16 1 1
 Primary education 92 33 2.124(0.991–4.553) 1.89(0.788–4.524)
 Secondary education 45 16 2.143(0.902–5.090) 1.88(0.708–4.965)
 College and above 148 19 5.935(2.648–13.300) 3.79(1.539–9.351)*
Number of pregnancy
 One 115 25 2.385(1.097–5.188) 1.61(0.567–4.562)
 Two-three 164 45 1.890(0.915–3.901) 1.18(0.459–3.011)
 Four or more 27 14 1 1
Was the pregnancy planned
 Yes 301 77 5.473(1.691–17.715) 2.08(0.440–9.851)
 No 5 7 1 1
Timing of first ANC visit
 ≤16 weeks 288 49 11.429(6.001–21.764) 8.87(4.478–17.558)*
 >16 weeks 18 35 1 1
Husband support
 Yes 283 62 4.366(2.289–8.329) 2.29(1.076–4.877)*
 No 23 22 1 1
Informed key pregnancy danger signs
 Yes 288 71 2.930(1.371–6.259) 1.10(0.388–3.146)
 No 18 13 1 1
Nutritional counseling during pregnancy
 Yes 293 77 2.049(0.790–5.311) 1.17(0.318–4.318)
 No 13 7 1 1
TT vaccination during pregnancy
 Yes 215 45 2.048(1.250–3.355) 1.73(0.979–3.057)
 No 91 39 1 1
Iron and folate taken
 Yes 286 67 3.628(1.803–7.300) 1.18(0.450–3.096)
 No 20 17 1 1
Informed about BPCR
 Yes 281 71 2.058(1.003–4.224) 1.29(0.519–3.224)
 No 25 13 1 1
Status of BPCR
 Well-prepared 168 31 2.081(1.266–3.422) 1.45(0.840–2.676)
 Not well-prepared 138 53 1 1

Note: *p-value < 0.05.